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Ezekiel 21:16 KJV
Ezekiel · chapter 21 · verse 16
Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.Ezekiel 21:16 · King James Version
Ezekiel 21:16 in context
14Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.
15I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter.
16Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.
17I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.
18The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- whithersoeverʼânwhere?H575 →
- handyâmanto be right-handed or take the right-hand sideH3231 →
- leftsâmaʼlto use the left hand or pass in that direction)H8041 →
- facepânîymthe faceH6440 →
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Here is another prophecy of the sword, which is delivered in a very affecting manner; the expressions here used are somewhat intricate, and perplex interpreters. The sword was unsheathed in the foregoing verses; here it is fitted up to do execution, which the prophet is commanded to lament. Observe, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-17